New Jersey pirate thrashers Swashbuckle have issued the following statement about recruiting Anna Murphy and Meri Tadic of Eluveitie to guest on the band's upcoming album:

"We in the ‘Buckle are stoked to announce two very special guest appearances on 'Crime Always Pays…' That’s right, we sailed our ship right over a bunch of really high mountains and hijacked two of Switzerland’s finest folk metal musicians, the wonderful Anna Murphy and Meri Tadic from Eluveitie!

"Anna can be heard elegantly cranking her hurdy-gurdy’s rosin wheel on the song ‘Slowly Wept the Sea’, and Meri fiddles up a fury on the tune ‘Of Hooks And Hornswogglers’. We’ve been friends with the lasses for many a moon and it was a blast finally getting to work with them. However, don’t let this fool ya, ye twat waffles… this is still the most aggressive, in yar face Swashbuckle record to date, so ya best be checkin’ it out, or else the Swiss wenches get it!"